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Contra Costa College

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School Notes:

• The Center for Science Excellence is a special scholarship program in the Science Division at Contra Costa College that began due to a generous grant by the Army Research Office in the Department of Defense. The overall goal of the Center is to increase the number of underrepresented graduates in the physical and biological sciences, mathematics and engineering.
• The mission of the CCC Foundation is to perpetuate financial assets through a variety of fundraising activities in order to offer financial assistance to the college's scholarship,educational, and training programs.
• Since 1982 the College For Kids program at Contra Costa College has been offering educational enrichment classes during the summer for students entering grades 2 through 12. Class offerings include English, Math, Culinary Arts, Journalism, Computers, Science, Art, Drama, and Dance. Each class is taught by a qualified instructor assisted by an Instructional Aide.
• The Contra Costa College Skills Center web site is a useful resource for students, faculty, and staff at the college. The new machines are great internet computers and they host Skills Bank and a large collection of other computer-aided instruction programs.

In the News:

• Trial begins in 2007 shooting of Contra Costa College police aide (Contra Costa Times)
  posted on November 3, 2009 at 09:51:23 pm
  MARTINEZ — Trial has begun for a 24-year-old Richmond man charged with attempted murder in the shooting of a Contra Costa Community College student police aide in 2007.
• Marin briefs: Manneh's two goals lift College of Marin men's soccer (Marin Independent Journal)
  posted on October 24, 2009 at 06:12:20 am
  Marin Independent Journal SAN PABLO - Musa Manneh netted two goals for the College of Marin men's soccer team in its 2-1 win at Contra Costa College on Friday.
• Marin briefs: Nave to face Schlienz in Nov. 20th bout (Marin Independent Journal)
  posted on October 23, 2009 at 11:28:10 pm
  Marin Independent Journal Former World Champion and Novato resident, Paul Nave, is set to fight in a six-round main event at Welterweight on Nov.
• Mendocino Soccer tops Contra Costa College 2-0 (The Ukiah Daily Journal)
  posted on October 6, 2009 at 03:20:51 pm
  The Mendocino College Eagles Women's Soccer Team opened Bay Valley Conference play on Friday with a road game at Contra Costa College in San Pablo.
• Gavilan football sets scoring record in first victory (Morgan Hill Times)
  posted on October 5, 2009 at 06:47:43 pm
  SAN PABLO -- A 35-year-old school record was shattered and a three-game losing streak ended Saturday afternoon as Gavilan College rolled past host Contra Costa College 73-32 in nonconference football play. Since the program began in 1963, Gavilan has managed to break the 50-point mark just five times -- the 60-point mark twice. The national champion team of 1973 set a school scoring record with ...

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